Where did I put my jelly shoes?

David turned 2 last week. He had a 102.5 fever as he blew out his two candles on his Elmo cupcake. He tested neg for strep even though Victoria had it the week before. He was recently on antibiotics and my friend Melissa said that could have given him a false negative test. He is better now and I hope no one else gets sick.

Victoria only has two more days left of school. She is going to miss her teacher. We were blessed this year with Miss Claire. She has to be one of the best preschool teachers I have ever seen. Victoria came home from school with the coolest stories about what they did at school. I should have been taking notes for when I go back to teach. I'm sure to keep Claire's number in my address book for future reference. Friday is Luau/water day and Victoria hasn't stopped talking about it.

Will had an exciting night last night. He decided to take down a few trees behind our fence. I took the kids outside (at a safe distance) to watch. It was quite entertaining until one fell on the fence and deck. Will spent the rest of the night repairing the fence/deck. He kept saying, "One more foot and it would have missed."

I had an exciting day today. I'm involved in a mom's group called MOPS (Mothers Of PreSchoolers) that meets twice a month at church. It is a great ministry and I credit our pastor for his support of preschool mothers. This ministry has really been a lifeline for me this year. I really don't know where I would be without it. I can't believe I waited so long to join too. I am praying about being a group leader next year. I'm really excited about it. Today was our 80's fellowship to celebrate the end of the year and start of the summer. I went all out. My group leader kept telling me that she was going all out with her 80's hair/outfit so I did the same. I wore pink leopard capri tights, long black tunic, a wide hot pink belt, very large neon green star earrings, jelly bracelets, a friendship bracelet, pumps, and to top it off massive 80's hair with matching 80's makeup. I was all excited until I started driving to church. I became overly concerned about every car that came close.....What if policeman stopped me and I had to explain my clothes??? Could I convince them that I was not crazy and really on my way to church? I got even more worried when I pulled into the full parking lot and I didn't see anyone else dressed up. I walked in the door and ran into one of the ministers. He stopped in his tracks and stared at me. His reaction scared me. I said, "Please tell me there are other women here that look like me." He assured me that there were so I walked into MOPS. Yes, other women were dressed up but not to the degree that I was. I felt really conspicuous and to top it off, 1/2 the women didn't dress up at all. Most of the other 80's outfits consisted of pegged jeans and t-shirts pulled to the side with a scrunchie. It was all worth it though when I won the best outfit and got a gift card for a manicure/pedicure! I can't wait to go relax with a magazine and bottled coke at the nail salon!

Funny how when I put on that outfit and had my huge hair all the insecurities came racing back as if I were back in 1988. I was worried if my hair had fallen flat and if anyone would make fun of my outfit. Did I look really great or really stupid??? It reminded me of how hard it was back in 8th grade in a new school, new state. I thank God that the preteen/teen years are far behind and I only pray that God will help me remember what it was like so I can understand Victoria a little better when she has to go through it.



Oh.....I don't have any pictures either!

No one threw up at the beach!

We had a great trip to the beach. I just love the beach. I could easily live there and teach preschool or open a scrapbook store. I would have to do something different with my hair. The humidity and wind made it a constant mess.

David loved the water. I couldn't get him out of it. He wasn't afraid. He ran right into the water and chased the waves. The only problem was that David is way too little to be in the ocean alone and he can't swim. My back hurt by the end of the day playing goalie between him and the water. It was fun though and wow, it was probably some of my happiest days ever! I just couldn't get enough of playing in the sand/water with the kids. I just sat there and thanked the Lord for it all.

Victoria loved the beach too. She spent her happiest times dancing around in the sand and splashing in the pool. I also have a few pictures of her just standing still facing the water with her eyes closed just feeling the sea breeze. I can't wait to start the scrapbook!

There are so many things about the water that just heal me. I love the smell of the ocean air. I love to close my eyes and listen to the waves. I love seafood! I love the outlet malls. I love asking, "What time is it?" and no one knows the answer because for one week, it just doesn't matter what time it is. I love going on the deck alone at night and watching the moon reflect on the water. Some people are mountain people and some are beach people. I am a beach person. I can't get enough of it. It is my favorite place.